Category Archives: Anniversary

“In times of grief and sorrow, I will hold you and rock you and take your grief and make it my own. When you cry I cry and when you hurt I hurt. And together we will try to hold back the floods to tears and despair and make it through the potholed street of life.” – Nicholas Sparks, “The Notebook”

Aida & TJ will be celebrating their 10 year anniversary together this November. Celebrating… but while on different sides of the world! TJ proudly serves in the Navy, so the couple chose to do their anniversary session a few months early before he deploys once again.

To celebrate, Aida & TJ chose to do an incredibly special photo shoot theme based on the movie, “The Notebook.” The movie proves to be more than just a favorite of Aida’s! The couple both relate strongly to “The Notebook,” because much like Allie in the movie, Aida’s parents did not approve of her and TJ dating, and they had to fight to be together!! After four years, Aida had finally had enough of others telling her who to love and was able to move out on her own to be with TJ. “The Notebook” also happens to be one of the first movies they watched together when they were only 15.

Not only did Aida & TJ face disapproval from her family, but many others used to tell them that they were too young to know what love was! The road was super difficult with many ups and downs, but the two held strong and have proven that true love does exist, no matter what the age!! Ten years later, just look at the love that still emanates from these two lovebirds!!!

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Keyanna and Albert’s first date was at a bar/restaurant/bowling alley, but Keyanna assured me it was a pretty upscale place and definitely not a cheap date! Albert was successful at charming Keyanna and they had a grand time; however, Albert did arrive late to their first date!

Keyanna and Albert got a good laugh in when they exchanged their one year anniversary gifts with each other during our session – each getting a funny surprise that they both had chosen the very same gift – a watch for each other!!! No more excuses now, Albert!! 😉

This couple right here already knows one of the great keys to a happy and successful relationship. They know how to laugh!! Albert was such a jokester from start to finish, but he sure did keep his lady smiling! So special to share these moments with Keyanna and Albert as they celebrated one year together in the delightful and classy Mosaic District in Fairfax, Virginia!

Kearstyn and Jerrimie were high school sweethearts! They actually both met in Kindergarten, but didn’t start dating until their junior year of high school. Kearstyn and Jerrimie are both from small towns in Ohio, and the Marines brought them to Virginia a little over 2 1/2 years ago. Together they have a beautiful 20-month-old daughter named Natalee. They are anxiously awaiting Jerrimie’s new orders, but one thing is for sure, for Kearstyn and Jerrimie, “Home is where the heart is!”

I just love how they decided to celebrate their 3rd year of marriage with a sunset photo session together by the pier at Sandbridge Beach in Virginia Beach. It is so important to keep that spark alive!! ❤

Melissa waited for Pat as he proudly served in Afghanistan in the Army, and once he returned, he has spent his time repaying Melissa every day by romantically meeting her needs, big and small! It was an honor to spend time with this sweet, self-proclaimed, “lovey dovey” couple, as I documented their first year of marriage in their first home together in Alexandria, Virginia. Melissa is obviously quite the decorator, and I instantly fell in love with her sense of style and design! The multiple antiques, photos of their wedding day and special moments, meaningful momentos from throughout their relationship, and special memorabilia from Pat’s Army days were gorgeously displayed around their home.

One item in particular was a little glass jar that Melissa sent to Pat while he was deployed to Afghanistan. It read, “100 Reasons Why I Love You,” and you could see that she listed (over) 100 reasons why she loved him on little pieces of paper inside. So sweet!! Just a small example of the many sweet things throughout their beautiful home.

Melissa & Pat cooked strawberry sprinkle pancakes together, laughed over the extremely thick syrup that Pat picked out, and toasted with mimosas to celebrate their first anniversary! They even shared some anniversary cupcakes — finally with their cute bird cupcake toppers (that were supposed to grace their actual wedding cake)!

After the lovely and intimate lifestyle session we did at their home, we headed to nearby historic Old Town Alexandria where I captured the two in a more formal out-on-the-town look! I just had to sneak in that American flag from a docked ship in the background for this patriotic couple!

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